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Head of MFL

Head of MFL

Bede's Senior School

Hailsham, East Sussex, BN27 3QH

Job type:
Full Time, Permanent
Start date:
Required from September 2018 (or January 2019 at the latest)
Apply by:
10 May 2018

Job overview

Required at this thriving independent school: an enthusiastic Head of MFL with the ability to lead a team of foreign language specialists with real passion and ambition and to engage and inspire pupils throughout all year groups and teach to examination level. Experience teaching at A Level is essential.

Bede’s offers you an exciting and innovative environment where you can deliver academic excellence and a co-curricular programme that is the envy of many, as well as professional development opportunities that will enable you to be the best you can be. 

For more information and to download an application form, please visit: www.bedes.org

Applications, with completed form, full CV, and contact details of two referees should be sent to the Headmaster.

Interviews may take place prior to the deadline date and we therefore request that your application is submitted at your earliest opportunity.

Closing date: 9.00am on 11th May 2018.

The School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful applicant will be subject to an Enhanced DBS check.

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About Bede's Senior School

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+44 1323 843252

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Bede’s Senior School, located in Hailsham, East Sussex is an independent, co-educational, secondary school for children aged between 13 and 19. It was founded in 1979 by Peter Pyemont. The building covers 140 acres of the Sussex Downs. It is both a day and boarding school. There are approximately 125 girls and 173 boys at the school at present. It was established in 1895 in Eastbourne as a preparatory school for boys. It then became a senior boarding school in 1978 and later in 1979 it moved to its current premises. There are five boarding houses for the children. These houses were surveyed in 2013 and valued for their Outstanding Design and Innovation.

Headteacher

Peter Goodyer 

Values and Vision

The school believes every pupil should be given equal opportunities to reach their goals. The children are the main focus. They have over 40 subjects to choose from at GCSE level and even more choices during sixth form. Each child should develop personally, as well as academically. They are encouraged to be creative and take part in school clubs. People in the community are valued, and students are prompted to teach residents IT, English, music and art skills. 

ISI report

“Health and safety procedures ensure that the premises, accommodation and facilities are maintained to appropriate standards. A range of formal and informal opportunities is provided for boarders to express their views. Effective use is made of electronic means of communication to enable boarders to contact their families. Records pertaining to boarders’ personal and academic development are carefully maintained. An appropriate police and regular checking procedures ensure that the whereabouts of every boarder is known. The school has a suitable complaints policy and records show that it is rarely used but effectively implemented where necessary.” 

View Bede’s Senior School’s latest ISI report

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